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== Description<br> == | == Description<br> == | ||
<div>The Rectus capitis anterior (Rectus capitis anticus minor) is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.</div> | <div> The Rectus capitis anterior (Rectus capitis anticus minor) is a short, flat muscle, situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis.</div> | ||
== Origin<br> == | == Origin<br> == | ||
Anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas (C1 vertebra) and the root of its transverse process <ref>http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rectus_capitis_anterior</ref> | Anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas (C1 vertebra) and the root of its transverse process <ref>http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rectus_capitis_anterior</ref> | ||
== Insertion == | == Insertion == | ||
<div> The inferior surface of the occipital bone anterior to the foreamen magnum <ref>http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rectus_capitis_anterior</ref></div> | <div> The inferior surface of the occipital bone anterior to the foreamen magnum <ref>http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/rectus_capitis_anterior</ref></div> | ||
== Nerve Supply == | == Nerve Supply == | ||
C1, C2 | C1, C2 | ||
== Blood Supply == | == Blood Supply == | ||
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== Action == | == Action == | ||
Aids in flexion of the head and the neck | Aids in flexion of the head and the neck | ||
== Clinical Relevance == | |||
<div> Rupture of this muscle (along with the longus capitis muscle) can be cause of hemorrhage from the guttural pouch, caused by trauma to the poll or the base of the skull. This injury can be seen on x-ray by a fracture of the basisphenoid bone, often presenting with clincial neurological signs <ref>http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/education/curriculum/vm8644/equineneck/Definitions/rectuscapitis.html</ref><br></div> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == |
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Description
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Origin
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Anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas (C1 vertebra) and the root of its transverse process [1]
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Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]
C1, C2
Blood Supply[edit | edit source]
Action[edit | edit source]
Aids in flexion of the head and the neck
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